Panola County denies UT Health request for help with pandemic expenses
CARTHAGE — Panola County commissioners have voted against providing federal stimulus funding to UT Health Carthage.
The hospital had previously asked the county for $369,000 to help cover staffing and other costs accrued during the most recent COVID-19 surge when the state did not provide assistance. CEO Mark Leitner told county officials at their Aug. 31 meeting that the state had directed UT Health to ask their local entities for funding relief through stimulus funding that cities and counties had received.
County officials told Leitner Aug. 31 that they have not allocated any of their $4 million in stimulus funds. On Tuesday, commissioners denied the request.
“What do y’all wanna do?” County Judge LeeAnn Jones asked.
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(Longview News-Journal)